The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-11-17

every Jay III our nearing aHu Hau
to bear it for the time, but many
VOW was taken by the contederates
while in Camp Douglas to asenge
these insults when we got our arms
in our hands again. We were
marched out on bright Sunday
and as soon as we were
out of the enclosure the air seemed
to taste better and our hearts were
bright. From the prison to the H.
linois Central r. R., where We took
the cars, we passed through grove
of scrub oaks or black jacks which
to me then were lovely, after having
been shut up seven months with
nothing to look al but sand and
yankees. We got on the cars close
to Lake Michigan. thought then
and think yet Lake Michigan is the
prettiest body OF water ever be-
held, SO clear and pure, and on its
shores to-day there are more cities
and enterprise than were on The
Ewxine or the Mediterranean in the
days of Rome's glory. We were
placed In common box cars but
were quite comfortable for the
weather was delightful. Our hearts
leaped for joy when the train pull
ed out and we bid good bye to tie
place of our Incarceration. North
ern Illinois is beautiful prairie
country and very fertile, but the
absence of any forest destroys the
effect Of this otherwise beautiful
country. The Inhabitants are in
dustrious and thrifty and have done
much to improve the general blank
aspect Of the prairie. One thing
noticeable is the barns which are
generally more architecturally de-
monstrative than the dwellings. Yet
all in all 'tis a lovely country.
Small towns are thick along the
railroad, and at one of these the
train stopped-Kankankee. This
town was settled by the French and
ike their kindred al over the world
they use Sunday as q day Of rest,
recreation and amusement. SO they
we're ont in full force, men and wo-
men, to see US. You might as well
try to drive a monkey by a basket
Of red apples as Il regiment of con-
federates by place where whisky
could be had without getting some
of it. The train had not been still
long before some of our guards
found out where they could
GET SOMETHING TO DRINK.
Corporal Jack A. Jolly, little squat
~ yank, took our canteens and
The money and ran to house not
far off and soon returned with them
full, and verybody took q nip. You
could not hear of prohibition then
And while every soldier woalC
rink some, drunkenness was rare
Considering the surroundings
There is no place on earth where
che stream Of morality is as shall
low and shoally as in an army
Night came on US soon after leav-
ing Kankakee and of course W.
saw but little. We slept we'll, TO
| light happy hearts bring on SLEEP
that knits up the raveled sleeve o
care" The next day we passed
Centralia where the Illinois Contra
forks, one branch going to Chicago
and the other TO Dunleit b, in thu
northwestern part of the state. Th'
railroads in Illinois are for the mos
part perfectly straight and you Cal
ace down the track until vision i
lost in the mist. | remember G;;!al
where We crossed the 0. d NJ. on
of the horse suckers OF the neighbor
hood was showing off his speed to
suIky. He came dashlng along at
high rate of speed over Southern
Illinois turnpike built of round pole
in the mud, and while quite near tn
engine it vhistled and away wen
the horse, suiKy ana sucker, til
sulky bouncing ike a rubber bal
over the round poles. Al last th
sucker lost his grip and balance an
lit face foremost ia mud hole. /
yell went up from ali on board
| Tom jackson, our sto ewall, hal
| lowed, "get out OF that mud; | Sc
you wiggling down there" South
erD Illinois impressed me with IN
idea that Egypt was good nam
tor it. A great deal OF ii is swami
filed with
| MosQUIToS, TADP0LEs AND MALARIA
[ remember seeing one patch OF cot
ton on the road side. 1t real,
looked funny. The plant was yer,
tall but had no limbs on it, stand
ing up straight like a hog weed
We ran ct very hlgb rate of sreeC
all the way. | remember ON on,
down grade we were reported It
| have run seven miles in six Bia
utes. The train that lett Chicago
the day before we did fell through
trestle and killed and wounded for.
ty men, including train men, guards
and prisoners. We made the tril
without getting any one hurt, which
was fortunate considering our fas
time. Our train had one company
of militia on board as guards. com
manded by Capt, Wilson, an ole
gray-headed man. Both officer:
and men were quite accom- modatIpg
In the evening on Monday we pull
I'd up 20 Caro- the flChicst anC
most offensive hule on the fethcr o
waters. Gen. Grant once published
he had discovered nine hundred
sepa' ste aud distinct eteDches ir
Cairo and bsd Rot gOge over hal
the town. Be that es it may, have
never been to any place that
would sooner leave Immediate,
than Cairo. We met several o
Gen. Pillows negroes at Cairo
among the uumbar Gus Bate
Dick. ] will bet Hick Baiiel'jn'
| r, members Dick. He Was 81 OLD
Fashioned Niger, ona that BIZ Par
rnW loved to niniek When ! = e'
Dick | ask hin ~ta. he Vas Co'pE
in Cairo. "Why, boss, defa y@0
KEGS coined out to uses place dorr
lar in Ark nsaw by Il lToa an j..
Look eb " de~'i c. Qs sad a5 u'
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